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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1934. Hardcover. In Fair Condition. Demy octavo, [18cm/7.55inches], full ebony & gilt-embossed orange-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 236, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc.. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... In Latin literature, Augustan poetry is the poetry that flourished during the reign of Caesar Augustus as Emperor of Rome, most notably including the works of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. In English literature, Augustan poetry is a branch of Augustan literature, and refers to the poetry of the 18th century, specifically the first half of the century. The term comes most originally from a term that George I had used for himself. He saw himself as an Augustus. Therefore, the British poets picked up that term as a way of referring to their own endeavors, for it fit in another respect: 18th-century English poetry was political, satirical, and marked by the central philosophical problem of…
Read More Five Poems. by Dame Edith Sitwell - 1928.
by Dame Edith Sitwell
Five Poems.
by Dame Edith Sitwell
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London, UK Duckworth, 1928. Hardcover First Edition (1928): Limited to 275 copies, of which 250 copies were made available for sale. This is copy #155. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the limitation. First Edition (1928): Limited to 275 copies, of which 250 copies were made available for sale. This is copy #155. Very Good: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities, with the upper front corner ever so mildly bumped; faint sunning to the blue cloth of the backstrip (the gilt titles remain bold and clearly legible) and a thin line along the bottom edge of the boards; a former owner's name has been erased at the upper corner of the front free endpaper, but is still legible with some difficulty;faint foxing to the top edge of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and unobtrusive flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (11 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches). 21 pages. Navy blue cloth over boards with gilt titles and designs. Language: English. Weight: 11 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
- Seller Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
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- Edition First Edition (1928): Limited to 275 copies, of which 250 copies
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Duckworth,
- Place of Publication London, UK
- Date Published 1928.